Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Google Alert - rent textbook

News9 new results for rent textbook
Amazon launches Kindle textbook rentals
Christian Science Monitor
Kindle textbook rentals will allow students to rent Kindle versions of textbooks for short periods of time and at a low, low price. Renting a digital text can save students as much as 80 percent over the price of buying a dead-tree book. ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Kindle launches textbook rentals
SheKnows.com
Last week, Amazon.com launched its hottest new e-book product with its Kindle textbook rental service -- college students can now rent digital versions of the textbooks they need for up to 80 percent off the retail price. Sounds great, right? ...
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HV Capital Funds eCampus.com to Aid in Expansion of Textbook Rental Program
PR Web (press release)
eCampus.com, a leading online textbook retailer, will use the funds from HVCI to aggressively expand its position in the textbook rental market. The partnership with HVCI places eCampus.com in position to accommodate their growing brand and revenue ...
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CampusBookRentals.com Announces Growth Financing
Benzinga
CampusBookRentals.com, a trailblazer and leader in the growing online textbook rental market, announced a round of growth financing with total equity and credit facilities raised of over $20 million. Lead investors included Level Equity, ...
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College Students Would Rather Give Up Sex Than Carry Textbooks
GeekSugar.com (blog)
Instead, just grab a Kindle for a mere $114, and rent its textbooks via Amazon's new textbook rental program. Not only is renting your textbooks good for the planet (especially when in hardback form), but also you can save a ton of dough by renting ...
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UNCP revamps text book buys
Laurinburg Exchange
Because the book rental only accepts credit cards, students will not be able to use financial aid to rent textbooks. Students can browse the bookstore's shelves where the rental options will be posted. Swiney said textbook rental options will be posted ...
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eBay Tests Book-Rental Program on Half.com
Auctionbytes
Alibris allows its third-party booksellers to participate in book rentals on its platform. Online booksellers already face competition from textbook rental programs such as Chegg and Bookrenter, and Amazon.com recently announced a textbook rental ...
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Kno study points to sea change in digital textbooks
VatorNews
The survey, which was conducted by Kelton Research, tackled the long debated question of whether or not college students really want digital textbooks in the first place. Physical textbook rental services like BookRenter say no, that students prefer ...
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Texbooks or e-books, what to buy?
WALA-TV FOX10
In a recent tech segment, I told you about the Kindle textbook rent program, where you can rent the e-textbook you need, for the time you need. I felt it was only fair to highlight a website where you can order an actual textbook if the electronic ...
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Google Alert - college textbooks

News8 new results for college textbooks
College kids hate textbooks. Can e-books really help?
Reuters
That sounds a bit sensational, but it makes more sense when you think about the financial and physical burden that college textbooks represent: College students can expect to spend some $2400 on textbooks during their undergraduate careers, ...
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Students Compare Prices to Find the Cheapest College Textbooks
Benzinga
While many students just walk down the street to the campus bookstore each semester, financially savvy ones turn to the internet to find the best deals on college textbooks. With one simple search, college students can now compare prices on new, used, ...
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Renting Textbooks Cuts Down College Costs
Fox Business
"As a full-time working adult who is returning to school, I have been thrilled to save tons of money by renting my college textbooks. You can find many sites online that provide this service, and most have free return shipping. ...
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Kindle takes aim at college textbook market
Daily Camera
By Erica Meltzer Camera Staff Writer Jedd Schwiderski, a staff member at the University of Colorado Book Store, organizes textbooks on Friday. Amazon s Kindle is selling digital versions of textbooks, providing a challenge to traditional college ...
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The Pinch: Students can save on basics
The Augusta Chronicle
Several new Web sites make it easy to find college textbooks at deep discounts. Better World Books and Neebo offer free shipping. Other sites include AddAll, Bigwords, DealOz, GetchaBooks, SlugBooks.com, and Valore Books.com. Prices vary by book and by ...
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Jack Conway alleges Daymar College overcharged for books, misled students
Louisville Courier-Journal
Attorney General Jack Conway alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Daymar College violated the state's Consumer Protection Act by overcharging for textbooks and misleading students about financial aid and credit hours. The suit, filed in Daviess ...
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Students are willing to give up sex for an Ipad
Inquirer
By Dean Wilson MOST STUDENTS would give up sex to use smartphones, tablets and e-readers instead of having to use textbooks, according to a study by Kelton Research. The majority of college students quizzed in the survey, 73 per cent, said they would ...
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All that you can't leave behind
Philippine Star
Departing from school like I had — a gleeful skip in my step as I made my way to my car, entertaining plans to burn my high school uniform or college textbooks — wasn't like leaving a city rife with places I've referred to as home. ...
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